diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/a11y.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/a11y.spec.ts
index de33d80..7b232d4 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/a11y.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/a11y.spec.ts
@@ -60,3 +60,14 @@ test('user settings pass the axe WCAG A/AA scan', async ({ browser }) => {
   await expectClean(page, '/settings');
   await context.close();
 });
+
+test('admin area passes the axe WCAG A/AA scan', async ({ browser }) => {
+  const context = await contextForUser(browser, BASE, 'fixture-admin');
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  await page.goto('/admin');
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  // Personenliste sichtbar, inkl. der Icon-Aktionen (issue #175).
+  await page.locator('.user-manager__table .user-row').first().waitFor();
+  await expectClean(page, '/admin');
+  await context.close();
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/UserManager.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/UserManager.tsx
index ff94694..2c0c833 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/UserManager.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/UserManager.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import type { AdminUserListView, AdminUserView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
 import { keepPreviousData, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { MailCheck, ShieldMinus, ShieldPlus, Trash2, UserCheck, UserX } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
+import { IconButton } from '../components/IconButton';
 import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPatch, apiPost } from '../lib/api';
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
@@ -101,6 +103,12 @@ function UserRow({
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation('users');
   const [confirmingDelete, setConfirmingDelete] = useState(false);
+  const confirmRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  // The icon button unmounts when the confirm step appears — hand focus over
+  // so keyboard users land on the confirmation instead of losing focus.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (confirmingDelete) confirmRef.current?.focus();
+  }, [confirmingDelete]);
   const disabled = user.status === 'DISABLED';
 
   return (
@@ -118,31 +126,20 @@ function UserRow({
       <td className="user-row__actions">
         {!isSelf && (
           <>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className="linklike user-row__disable"
-              onClick={() =>
-                void run(() =>
-                  apiPatch(`/admin/users/${user.id}/disabled`, { disabled: !disabled }),
-                )
-              }
-            >
-              {disabled ? t('actions.enable') : t('actions.disable')}
-            </button>
             {user.status === 'PENDING_VERIFICATION' && (
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className="linklike"
+              <IconButton
+                className="user-row__resend"
+                label={t('actions.resend')}
                 onClick={() =>
                   void run(() => apiPost(`/admin/users/${user.id}/resend-verification`))
                 }
               >
-                {t('actions.resend')}
-              </button>
+                <MailCheck aria-hidden />
+              </IconButton>
             )}
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className="linklike"
+            <IconButton
+              className="user-row__admin"
+              label={user.isSiteAdmin ? t('actions.revokeAdmin') : t('actions.grantAdmin')}
               onClick={() =>
                 void run(() =>
                   apiPatch(`/admin/users/${user.id}/site-admin`, {
@@ -151,11 +148,23 @@ function UserRow({
                 )
               }
             >
-              {user.isSiteAdmin ? t('actions.revokeAdmin') : t('actions.grantAdmin')}
-            </button>
+              {user.isSiteAdmin ? <ShieldMinus aria-hidden /> : <ShieldPlus aria-hidden />}
+            </IconButton>
+            <IconButton
+              className="user-row__disable"
+              label={disabled ? t('actions.enable') : t('actions.disable')}
+              onClick={() =>
+                void run(() =>
+                  apiPatch(`/admin/users/${user.id}/disabled`, { disabled: !disabled }),
+                )
+              }
+            >
+              {disabled ? <UserCheck aria-hidden /> : <UserX aria-hidden />}
+            </IconButton>
             {confirmingDelete ? (
               <button
                 type="button"
+                ref={confirmRef}
                 className="linklike user-row__delete-confirm"
                 title={t('actions.deleteConfirm', { name: user.displayName })}
                 onClick={() => void run(() => apiDelete(`/admin/users/${user.id}`))}
@@ -163,13 +172,13 @@ function UserRow({
                 {t('actions.delete')}?
               </button>
             ) : (
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className="linklike user-row__delete"
+              <IconButton
+                className="user-row__delete"
+                label={t('actions.delete')}
                 onClick={() => setConfirmingDelete(true)}
               >
-                {t('actions.delete')}
-              </button>
+                <Trash2 aria-hidden />
+              </IconButton>
             )}
           </>
         )}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
index 30456f2..e242224 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
@@ -2985,7 +2985,7 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li p:last-of-type {
 
 .user-row__actions {
   display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
   gap: var(--space-2);
 }